17 'Bachelor' & 'Bachelorette' Stars Who Hang Out Once The Cameras Stop Rolling

The Bachelor and Bachelorette contestants aren't there to make friends, but sometimes it just happens. Despite the fierce competition and intense drama on the reality shows, a surprising number of Bachelor and Bachelorette stars still hang out after the cameras stop rolling.

Obviously, the show has yielded a lot of enemies, and it would be difficult to imagine those pairings having anything to do with each other once the show ended. However, it makes sense that birds of a feather would all try out for The Bachelor and find they have a lot in common. Additionally, it seems likely that the experience of being on the show could give its former contestants a lot to talk about, from their dramatic experiences on the show to their semi-fame to their luck with post-Bachelor love. I'm sure their former friends can't fully understand their experiences, and I bet there's a lot that contestants are not supposed to talk about with the public. Having someone who gets it must be a relief after such a bizarre life experience.

While it's difficult to fully determine which Bachelor and Bachelorette contestants are still hanging out, a lot of them are still posting social media posts together, which is good enough for me. Here are the 17 former contestants who still hang out.

Jade Roper & Carly Waddell

While neither of them really clicked with Chris Soules, they became close friends during his season of The Bachelor, later bonding further on Bachelor in Paradise and living close together in Nashville.